Stena Nordicawas built in 1975 for Stena Line, the last in a series of four ships intended for
charter work. Her sisters were Stena Normandica (1974),Stena Atlantica (1975),andStena Nautica (1975). They were designed
and built by Rickmers Werft, Bremerhaven, who achieved a very
high vehicle capacity for the overall size, the downside of which
was the very boxy appearance.

Stena Nordicawas delivered in November 1975, and entered service
with Stena
Line between Göteborg-Kiel.
Between May and November 1975, Stena Nordicawas
chartered to Marine Atlantic for their North Sydney-Port Aux
Basques route. Unlike her sisters Marine Nautica and Marine Atlantica, she was not renamed. At the end
of the charter, Stena
Nordica resumed
service with Stena
Line on their Göteborg-Frederikshavn
route. Repeats of the Marine Atlantic charter was made during
the summers of 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1981, separated by a period
with European Ferries, on the Felixstowe and Zeebrugge route,
through the winter of 1977-78. In September 1978, Stena Nordica was chartered to Hellas Ferries,
running between Volos and Lattakia (Syria) as the Hellas (1). This charter was repeated in
1980 and 1981. Name reverted to Stena Nordica between these Hellas charters, which between February-April
1980, included a charter to Sealink for use between Fishguard
and Rosslare. When not in service as Hellas (1), her place was taken by the Stena ro-ro ferry
Stena
Runner (now
Stena
Transfer),
running as Hellas
(2). In 1980,
Stena Nordica was chartered to B&I Line
for service between Rosslare and Pembroke Dock. She visited Birkenhead
from November 1980 to February 1981 for engine repairs.

After the 1981-82 Hellas
Ferries charter, Stena
Nordica was
renamed Stena
Nautica, a
name previously carried by one of her sisters. She was chartered
to RMT, who purchased her the following year in 1983, and renamed
her Reine
Astrid. Reine Astrid operated for RMT successfully
until 1997, despite being much slower than other ships in the
fleet. She initially ran between Oostende and Dover, moving to
Oostende-Ramsgate in 1994. In 1997, Reine Astrid was sold to Moby
Lines and renamed
Moby Kiss, but was soon chartered to Comanav
(Compagnie Marocaine de Navigation), for service between Algeciras
and Tangier as the Al
Mansour. Al Mansour was purchased by Comanav in 1998.

Stena Nordica was delivered in November 1975,
and entered service with Stena
Line between Göteborg-Kiel.
Between May and November 1975, Stena Nordica was chartered
to Marine Atlantic for their North Sydney-Port Aux Basques route.
Unlike her sisters Marine
Nautica and
Marine
Atlantica,
she was not renamed by Marine Atlantic. At the end of the charter,
Stena Nordica resumed service with Stena Line on their Göteborg-Frederikshavn route. Repeats
of the Marine Atlantic charter was made during the summers of
1977, 1978, 1979 and 1981, separated by a period with European
Ferries, on the Felixstowe and Zeebrugge route, through the winter
of 1977-78. In September 1978, Stena Nordica was chartered
to Hellas Ferries, running between Volos and Lattakia (Syria)
as the Hellas. This charter was repeated in
1980 and 1981. Name reverted to Stena Nordica between
these Hellas charters, which between February-April 1980, included
a charter to Sealink for use between Fishguard and Rosslare.
In 1980, Stena Nordica was chartered to B&I Line for
service between Rosslare and Pembroke Dock. She visited Birkenhead
from November 1980 to February 1981 for engine repairs. After
the 1981-82 Hellas Ferries charter, Stena Nordica was
renamed Stena
Nautica, a
name previously carried by one of her sisters. She was chartered
to RMT, who purchased her the following year in 1983, and renamed
her Reine
Astrid.

After the 1981-82 Hellas Ferries charter, Stena Nordica was renamed Stena Nautica, a name previously
carried by one of her sisters. She was chartered to RMT, who
purchased her the following year in 1983, and renamed her Reine Astrid. Reine Astrid operated for RMT successfully until 1997, despite
being much slower than other ships in the fleet. She initially
ran between Oostende and Dover, moving to Oostende-Ramsgate in
1994. In 1997, Reine
Astrid was
sold to Moby
Lines and renamed
Moby Kiss, but was soon chartered to Comanav
(Compagnie Marocaine de Navigation), for service between Algeciras
and Tangier as the Al
Mansour. Al Mansour was purchased by Comanav in 1998.

After the 1981-82 Hellas Ferries charter, Stena Nordica was renamed Stena
Nautica, a
name previously carried by one of her sisters. She was chartered
to RMT, who purchased her the following year in 1983, and renamed
her Reine Astrid. Reine Astrid operated for RMT
successfully until 1997, despite being much slower than other
ships in the fleet. She initially ran between Oostende and Dover,
moving to Oostende-Ramsgate in 1994. In 1997, Reine Astrid
was sold to Moby
Lines and renamed
Moby Kiss, but was soon chartered to Comanav
(Compagnie Marocaine de Navigation), for service between Algeciras
and Tangier as the Al
Mansour. Al Mansour was purchased by Comanav in 1998.

In 1997, Reine Astrid was sold to Moby Lines and renamed Moby Kiss, but was soon chartered
to Comanav (Compagnie Marocaine de Navigation), for service between
Algeciras and Tangier as the Al Mansour. Al
Mansour was
purchased by Comanav in 1998.

In 1997, Reine Astrid was sold to Moby Lines and renamed Moby
Kiss, but was
soon chartered to Comanav (Compagnie Marocaine de Navigation),
for service between Algeciras and Tangier as the Al Mansour.
Al Mansour was purchased by Comanav in 1998.